For most of us, vacuuming is the first, and most essential, step in maintaining our carpet. Remember, a little preventative work on your behalf will go a long way in the long run. Let's make sure we can make the most of your precious time, and get your carpets cleaned efficiently. Follow the guidelines below to ensure that you vacuum more effectively and keep your carpet cleaner longer!

You should vacuum your carpets at least once a week, and more often in areas of high traffic. Frequent vacuuming prevents a buildup of dirt and dust that would otherwise cut the fibers in your carpet and prolongs the life of your carpet. Every so often, make sure to use your vacuum's extension piece to clean around baseboards and other hard-to-reach areas.

If you've got a large area of carpet to vacuum, try compartmentalizing that larger area into smaller, more manageable units. Make sure you clean each smaller unit thoroughly before moving on to the next.

Take your time! One quick pass with your vacuum is not enough to deep clean your carpet (no matter what your vacuum commercial says). Slowly move your vacuum over the area to let the suction really suck up that embedded dirt and particles.

In heavy traffic areas, use an overlapping criss cross pattern to make sure you get to the dirt and grime.

Soil and dirt retardants like "Scotchgard" can be used on new and recently cleaned carpets, but remember to read the manufacture's instructions very carefully before you apply anything that might harm your carpet. As alluded to above, a little preventative work on your behalf will go a long way.
If you have a vacuum cleaner that uses a vacuum bag, feel free to add a little baking soda in the bag to combat odors. If you have a bag-less vacuum cleaner, you can sprinkle a little baking soda on your carpet before you vacuum.

As you can see, there are numerous ways to improve upon the time-tested approach of just mindlessly "pushing" the old vacuum around your home. We hope you can use the above guidelines to make the most of your busy schedule and begin vacuuming quickly and efficiently. Again, if you stick to a strict vacuuming regimen, your carpet will thank you and reward you with long-lasting use! Best of luck as you endeavor to keep your carpets in tip top shape!

For most of us, vacuuming is the first, and most essential, step in maintaining our carpet. Remember, a little preventative work on your behalf will go a long way in the long run. Let's make sure we can make the most of your precious time, and get your carpets cleaned efficiently. Follow the guidelines below to ensure that you vacuum more effectively and keep your carpet cleaner longer!

You should vacuum your carpets at least once a week, and more often in areas of high traffic. Frequent vacuuming prevents a buildup of dirt and dust that would otherwise cut the fibers in your carpet and prolongs the life of your carpet. Every so often, make sure to use your vacuum's extension piece to clean around baseboards and other hard-to-reach areas.

If you've got a large area of carpet to vacuum, try compartmentalizing that larger area into smaller, more manageable units. Make sure you clean each smaller unit thoroughly before moving on to the next.

Take your time! One quick pass with your vacuum is not enough to deep clean your carpet (no matter what your vacuum commercial says). Slowly move your vacuum over the area to let the suction really suck up that embedded dirt and particles.

In heavy traffic areas, use an overlapping criss cross pattern to make sure you get to the dirt and grime.

Soil and dirt retardants like "Scotchgard" can be used on new and recently cleaned carpets, but remember to read the manufacture's instructions very carefully before you apply anything that might harm your carpet. As alluded to above, a little preventative work on your behalf will go a long way.
If you have a vacuum cleaner that uses a vacuum bag, feel free to add a little baking soda in the bag to combat odors. If you have a bag-less vacuum cleaner, you can sprinkle a little baking soda on your carpet before you vacuum.

As you can see, there are numerous ways to improve upon the time-tested approach of just mindlessly "pushing" the old vacuum around your home. We hope you can use the above guidelines to make the most of your busy schedule and begin vacuuming quickly and efficiently. Again, if you stick to a strict vacuuming regimen, your carpet will thank you and reward you with long-lasting use! Best of luck as you endeavor to keep your carpets in tip top shape!

Thank you for the tips. I liked all of them as they were very helpful for keeping my carpet clean and dirt-free. This way it would stay clean longer and I would have to call in commercial help less often.

It is very important for you to vacuum your carpets twice a week and specially if you are living high traffic areas. This will helpful to prevents dust and dirt and leads for longevity of your carpets. Also ensure vacuum's extensions are clean.

If you have a vacuum cleaner that uses a vacuum bag, feel free to add a little baking soda in the bag to combat odors. If you have a bag-less vacuum cleaner, you can sprinkle a little baking soda on your carpet before you vacuum.

Thank you for all these useful tips. Especially the one that I am quoting! I didn't know about that, so I will give it a try.

Ouch Interesting. I have run into that one before and I just left it alone. It was a small amount anyway, and not noticeable. Depending on how desperate the customer is on removing it and how much of it is on the carpet, I would try acetone first, the product will not harm the carpet in small amounts. Once the super glue drys it would seem there will be little anyone could do except remove and patch .......

Removing super glue from carpet is not much tougher that its seems. You can trim out the glue with a help of carpet knife or use acetone. To use this method one should be given much proper attention and care.

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